Trans Rights Now OPINION: "TERF organisation" to hold annual conference in Brighton - express your concerns! A "TERF organisation" called FiLiA, whose website claims they are challenging “sex-based injustices” (and count JK Rowling among their cherished speakers), is due to hold its annual conference at the Brighton Centre this October. By Contributor • 1 min read
Transgender News Proud mum Naomi Watts hosts fundraising event for Trans Justice Funding Project with trans daughter Kai Schreiber LGBTQ+ ally Naomi Watts proudly supported her daughter Kai Schreiber as the pair hosted an LGBTQ+ fundraiser in New York, following the teen coming out as trans. In snaps shared to Instagram, Naomi revealed the packed crowd at venue One for One, which was created as a collaborative space for artists By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport LET THE DOLLS PLAY: Goal Diggers FC launches friendly tournament in solidarity with trans players amid FA’s “cruel and cowardly ban” Goal Diggers FC (GDFC), a non-ability womxn and non-binary football club in London, is inviting other trans and gender non-conforming, inclusive clubs to play in a friendly tournament on the first day of Pride Month, 1 June. The football club said on Instagram: “Join us on the 1 June to celebrate ou By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Labour to formally declare “trans women are men” and ban trans women from all-women shortlists The Labour Party, led by Sir Keir Starmer, is set to formally declare that “trans women are men” and ban trans women from all-women shortlists in the wake of the Supreme Court‘s anti-trans gender ruling, which will affect the lives of trans people up and down the country. Stats For Lefties, which pu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Gary Lineker says trans people are “some of the most persecuted on the planet” Gary Lineker has said trans people are “some of the most persecuted on the planet” in a recent interview, describing the noise created by anti-trans activists around trans inclusion in sports as “too nuanced” for social media discussion. His remarks come amid ongoing debate following bans on trans w By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Equality and Human Rights Commission and Equalities Minister, Bridget Phillipson, face legal challenge over gender guidance Good Law Project and a number of trans and intersex individuals have today (16 May) begun a legal challenge to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) ‘Interim Update’ following the For Women Scotland Supreme Court ruling. The claimants have sent a formal letter under the Pre Action Protoc By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Pentagon issues orders to begin purge of trans service members from US military The Pentagon has issued orders to begin a purge of trans service members from the US military, giving those affected until 6 June to resign voluntarily or face immediate discharge. The directive, sent on 15 May, instructs all branches to identify troops with a diagnosis, history, or even symptoms “c By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News University of Warwick under fire after publishing proposal to ban trans people from preferred toilets The University of Warwick (UoW) has been criticised after mistakenly uploading a new proposal to their website, titled “trans inclusion code of conduct”, which would ban trans people from using their preferred toilets. UoW has been reviewing its equality policies after last month’s anti-trans Suprem By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News UK falls to lowest ever rank on European Rainbow Index of LGBTQ+ equality laws The UK has fallen to its lowest ever ranking on the European Rainbow Index of LGBTQ+ equality laws, which ranks European countries by their laws on LGBTQ+ equality. The UK, languishing in 22nd place, is now the second worst country for overall LGBTQ+ laws in all of western Europe and Scandinavia, wi By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Transgender News Anti-trans creator of Father Ted, Graham Linehan, denies harassing 18-year-old trans activist Graham Linehan, co-creator of Father Ted, who has since become involved in anti-trans activism, has pleaded not guilty to harassment and criminal damage against an 18-year-old trans woman. The 56-year-old, who has said trans ideology is “poisonous”, denied two charges including one of harassing the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Trans actress, comedian and content creator Dylan Mulvaney joins line-up of Charleston Festival Trans actress, comedian and content creator Dylan Mulvaney has joined the line-up of Charleston Festival in East Sussex for a special premiere performance of The Charleston Monologue: I thought this would feel good. The new commission, written by the acclaimed writer and performer Travis Alabanza in By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Dylan Tippetts – one of Labour’s only trans councillors – has quit the party, accusing it of “throwing trans people under the bus” Dylan Tippetts – one of Labour’s only trans councillors – has quit the party, accusing it of “throwing trans people under the bus”. The councillor, who has sat on Plymouth City Council since 2022, wrote in a post on X: “I cannot continue to represent a party that does not support my fundamental righ By Graham Robson • 1 min read
